Novel Neighbor's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by kassiereadsbooks

a book that scares you
(maybe it’s big, maybe it’s a genre you don’t normally read, maybe it’s actually a scary book –– take it as you will!)
All books added
The Dark Between The Trees by Fiona Barnett

The Dark Between The Trees

Fiona Barnett

301 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Luminaries by Susan Dennard

The Luminaries

The Luminaries #1

Susan Dennard

308 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler

Mrs. Nash's Ashes

Sarah Adler

334 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

198 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Changeling by Victor LaValle

The Changeling

Victor LaValle

431 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror literary adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

Our Share of Night

Mariana Enríquez

736 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper

The Dark Is Rising

The Dark Is Rising #2

Susan Cooper

244 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Ghost 19 by Simone St. James

Ghost 19

Simone St. James

111 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Romanovs: 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore

The Romanovs: 1613-1918

Simon Sebag Montefiore

784 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous slow-paced
Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot

Sixteen Souls

The Death Touched of York #1

Rosie Talbot

361 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark emotional fast-paced